Goods-folder.



R. P. BROWN.

GOODS FOLDER.

APPLYIGATION FILED 1130.5,1912.

1,121,609, Patented Dec. 22. 1914.

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7 ROBERT P. BROWN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQB, TO BROWN & BAILEY COMPANY, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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GOODS-FOLDER. 2

Application filed December 5, 1912, Serial No. 735,052.

readily manipulated means of protecting goods of soft and frail character, liable to be crushed and crumpled in handling, such as silks,'other light weight fabrics and garments made thereof.

Heretofore, in wrapping or boxlng and delivering soft silks, other frail fabrics and articles made therefrom, they have been insuflicientlyv protected by'the usual wrapper,

which offers no substantial resistance to the external pressure, and by the usual card board box, in which goods move about in handling, with the result that the materials or articles are liable to be delivered in crushed, crumpledand unsatisfactory condition.

I attain the objects of my invention, avoiding the foregoing defects of the prior art, by the use of a combined wrapper and collapsible box whereby the goods are infolded by the closely conforming flexible wrapper and held thereby from movement within the box'which is erected to inclose the goods thus protected by the wrapper.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a blank or. expanded'folder comprised in my invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective partly sectional view of the erected folder, Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken transversely through the erected folder shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4.- is a i plan view of a modified form of blank or expanded folder comprised in my invention, and Fig. 5 is a perspective partly sectional view of the folder erected from the blank shown in Fig. 1.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the blank comprises the bottom section 1, the side sections I 2 and 2 hinged to the bottom section on the scored lines 3 and 3, the top section 4 hinged to the section 2 on the scored line 5, the side section 6 hinged tothe top section on the scored. line 7, theend flaps 8 hinged to the ends of the bottom section'on 111, the end flaps 12 hinged'to the ends of the s1de'2 on the scored lines 18, the end flaps l4 hinged tothe ends of the top section 4 on the scored lines 15, and the end flaps 16 hinged to the ends of the side section 6 on thescored lines 17, the blank comprising these parts being paper or cardboard'of reasonably, rigid and strong material adapted for providing a comparatively stiff box when erected.

The wrapper 18 is a flexible sheet (preferably of comparatively light paper having a comparatively rough surface oifering frictional resistance to the movement of a fabric therein), which is secured along its edge 18 to the box section 2, the wrapper being of such character that a frail fabric or garment can be rolled within it or infolded by it upon the bottom section 1 of the box blank andsuch blank erected about the folded package.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the rolled or looselyfolded wrapper 18, when brought to position on the bottom section 1, brings folded down parallel to the bottom section,

the side section 6 is folded down against the side section2, the end flaps 10, 12 and 16 are folded in and the end flaps 8 and 14: are folded over them. 1

As shownin Fig. 4, the blank is composed of the bottom section 20 having the end sec tions or flaps 21 hinged thereto on the scored lines 22 and comprising the lugs 21 hinged on the scored lines 22, the side sec-' tion 23 hinged to the bottom section 20 on the scored lines 2 1 and having the end sections or flaps 25 hinged thereto on the scored lines 26, the top section27 hinged to the side section 23 on the scored line 28', theside section29 hinged to the top section 27 on the and the bottom section 33 hinged to the side Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dem 22 1914 i section 29 on the scored line 34 and having the end sections" or flaps 3:5 hinged thereto on the scored lines 36 and comprising the lugs 35 hinged on the scoredlines 36", the several parts of this blank being preferably made of card or paper board having suflicient weight and stiffness to paratively rigid box.

A flexible wrapper 37, preferably of light I paper having a comparatively rough surface, has its edge 87 secured, as by glue, to the bottom section 20, such Wrapper being adapted for infolding a garment or fabric broughtthereby upon the section 20. The

Wrapped goods being upon the bottom 20 of the box blank, the flaps 21 and the lugs 21 are turned in over the ends of the goods which are rolled within the parts 23,27, 29

and 33, when the ends of the part2? engage the lugs 21. The parts and 31 are then turned in against the parts'21, the parts 35 are folded over'the parts 25 and 31, and the 'lugs 85 are tucked'under the ends of the part 27, forming the erected construction with parts interlocked to maintain the box in the erected position'a-s illustrated in Fig.

ends of the erected box has the combined advantages of affording a desired protection for the ends of the goods and a desired lock for maintaining the parts in the desired j erected relation.

, As the inner flap with the lug thereon is folded overthe goods before the blank is.

transposed into box form, the goods are not only protected in the further operation of; folding the parts of the blank in erecting I the box but particularly in tucking in the ends.:' It will be understood that the flexible sheet may be omitted from the form-of the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and Copies otthis patent may be obtained for provide a coma The peculiar double tuck used, at the a highly desirableconstructionpwithin 'my invention, will remain,

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A primarily fiat relatively stifi blank,

40 having longitudinal and transverse. scores providing side, bottom-and top sections, to-

and interlocked to form a rigid box; in combinationwith aprimarily flat relatively flexible wrapping sheet permanently secured to one of said sections, approximately coextensive in length therewith and adapted to be'folded about goods so as to prevent them from moving in the erected box in which they'a're inclosedQ v I f 2. A primarily flat 'relatively 'stifi blank, having longitudinal and transverse scores providing side, bottom and top, sections, to-

gether-"with end flaps, adapted to be eree'ted gether with end tucks, adapted to be erected and held in interlocklng relation to form a rigid boxfin combinationwith a primarily? flat relatively "flexible. wrapping "sheet per-o Inanently secured to one of said sections and extending away from the blankvand sub-' stantially coextensive in l'ength' therewith] andhaving a comparatively rough surface, I

whereby goods may be wrapped and heldso as to prevent them from moving in the erect- [In 'test imonywhereof I have hereunto set ROBERT renown five ce'nts each, by ,adfiressingthe Commissionerof 2atents i; v Washingtoml). G. 7 

